Lizzie Alsop
13/2/2010
Chapter 5
'W...What did you just say?' I managed to stutter out after a few minutes of dead silence. I didn't know if I heard him properly or not but an angry fire started to burn in the pit of my stomach.
'I'm sorry Alane, but she was a distraction for you. I had to give her to them early. I did it for your benefit and you will understand my actions later,' his voice was like fuel to the flame growing within me. How could he ever think I would understand the actions that put my sister in the arms of the feral vampires?
I remember Tyler telling me about the creatures that plagued the night. Basically every creature thought to be mere legends or stories are real and walk the innocent streets undetected. Demons, faeries, leprechauns, werewolves, vampires and so many more frightening things. The tales had danced around my memory that day, only they weren't innocent anymore, not like they used to be during my childhood years.
Tyler's voice broke through my memory and brought me back to the present. 'She is ok and she will stay that way. Alane...' he sighed as if he didn't know how to continue. 'There is much more to Miya's life and your own that you don't know about yet. Your not supposed to know about it.'
'So you are going to take my sister away from me and expect me to just go along with the fact that I don't know things about my own life or my sister's that you obviously do know? Why don't I let somebody take over my body and pretend that I don't exist!' I laughed without humour. Like anyone can find humour in a situation like this.
'I do know the things that you don't but that is no privilege. Look at me now! I am chained to a chair in my own basement over what I know. Do you think I am enjoying myself?'
'You are not here just because of what you know. You are here because you ran away with my sister and didn't return with her. Now, why did you take her to the vampires?' The word sent shivers down my spine but I wasn't up to my breaking point yet, nor will I ever be. 'And don't give me that bullshit about Miya being a distraction for me.'
He turned his head away, debating within his mind. He faced me again and sighed in frustration, 'I don't know how to tell you and these chains aren't helping. Can you please let me out of these?' He added after a flashed him a dark look, 'I am not going to run away or try to kill you. For one, you have to stay alive for the prophesy to work and second, I could never will myself to run or kill you. I know it sounds like utter bullshit at the moment but you can trust me.'
I glanced at the guy who had made my life bearable one time and misery the next. He pleaded me with his beautiful eyes, only instead of the bright vibrant green that had once enthralled me, I found a soft dull green that could easily be mistaken for grey by the human eye. His lips were drawn downwards at the corners, a sight I had rarely seen on this guy who not long ago was confident and strong. I glanced back to his eyes which were pleading me to understand. They were so sad and lost. How could I not trust him?
As I contemplated all of this, I was subconsciously moving toward Tyler. It was only when I reached him and released one of his hands from the chain that I realised what I was doing. I tried to jump back from him but his hand held mine and my gaze was locked in his. I couldn't fight him any longer. Whatever he was going to do to me, I would let him. I had to face the fact that I couldn't protect Miya anyway. She is an innocent human child and I am a demon, an evil creature of the world. Two beings way too far apart in destiny.
Tyler lifted my hand up and I internally winced at the thought of what was to come. But instead of pain there was the delicate touch of Tyler's lips on my hand. He let it go and it softly fell to my side. I stared at him gobsmacked even while he released his other hand from the chains. This should be where I run...right?My mind whispered to me but my body didn't move. My mind was usually right about these things but it told me I was able to trust Tyler when I first met him and it had been wrong. What if it was wrong this time? I couldn't help but feel the hope swell around me. It probably showed on my face because Tyler moved closer and was only inches away from my face when he seductively whispered, 'This is wrong, I am not allowed to fall in love with you...but how can I deny it?'
